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Liechtenstein allows women to inherit royal throne for first time
Liechtenstein allows women to inherit royal throne for first time
Liechtenstein's royal family has voted to allow women to inherit the throne for the first time in centuries. Hereditary Prince Alois announced the change in his speech marking the country's national day,…
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Liechtenstein's royal family has voted to allow women to inherit the throne for the first time in centuries. Hereditary Prince Alois announced the change in his speech marking the country's national day, saying it was approved on Wednesday by the necessary two-thirds majority of family members eligible to vote. The decision overturns centuries of male-only primogeniture in the principality. NDTV reports that the new rule applies to future successions, though the current line of succession remains unchanged unless further adjustments are made.
The Indian Opinion
Some will celebrate this as a milestone for gender equality in a European monarchy, but the change came from inside the royal family, not from public pressure or constitutional reform. That makes it a quiet evolution, not a revolution. To judge if it truly shifts norms, watch which branch inherits next, the first female heir in line will test how deep the acceptance runs.
Source: ndtv.com
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